Left: Hanging above each Fantasy World department are ceiling rings made from a lightweight CoreLite panel material and laminated with graphics,
manufactured by Design Fabrications. Right: Moss Inc. created internally illuminated circular discs that dot Fantasy World’s ceiling. The large-scale
discs have a tent-like framework that breaks down and folds up, aiding in efficient shipping and ease of installation.

Ken Nisch, chairman of JGA, “It’s not alinear process. We need to have full owner-ship of the life cycle of the design, finishes,and materials.”Recognizing the myriad challengesinvolved in any international work is essen-tial for success. Harsh shipping conditionssuch as extreme temperatures can affectgraphics and substrates, while issues withitems held in customs can throw off a proj-ect’s schedule. Fixtures, flooring, and decormust be durable. Special attention has tobe paid to the ease of installation and theamount of future maintenance a materialwill require since much of the internationallabor force is made up of guest workerswith basic skills. Additionally, a good sup-ply chain and reliable vendors that are wellversed in international practices are alsokey when working overseas.

To deliver materials across the sea
for Fantasy World, Nisch and his team
enlisted a freight forwarder—a company
they had successfully worked with during
another Kuwait-based project—to ship
seven containers full of product from the

Port Authority of New York in New Jersey.
A ship departed for Kuwait once a week,
and it fell to the freight forwarder to make
sure each vendor’s product was present
and ready to go. As for tackling the various
shipping challenges, JGA notes that each
vendor took its own precautions, whether
that meant building special crates to protect its products or using an operating
system to meet logistics requirements.

IT TAKES A VILLAGEEfficient shipping and on-site installationwere top priorities when tension fabricand large-format printing provider MossInc. (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) created theinternally illuminated circular discs thatdot Fantasy World’s ceiling. The large-scale discs have a tent-like framework thatbreaks down and folds up so guest work-ers installing them in Kuwait could easilyunfold the fabric and zip it all together.